Comb cleaner



March 26, 1940. J, F, HUNTER 2,195,109

' COMB CLEANER Filed June 20, 1939 INVENTCR Patented Mar. 26 19.40

UNITED STATES PATENT: OFFICE] 2,195,109 corn; CLEANER I James F. Hunter, Turtle Creek, Pa. I "Application June 20,1939, Serial Nor-280,103 2 Claims. ..(01., 132-29) I This invention relates to new and useful improvements-in comb cleaners, more particularly to anovel construction of a supporting frame for f the mounting of the fabric 1 strands thereon.

Furthermore, as the strands stretch fromiuse,

there has been no satisfactory adjustment available for rendering them taut, whichis an essen-; 'tial characteristic of a fabric strand comb cleaner.

In accordance with the "present invention, I provide a light-weight frame structure having a handle 'portion thereon, and having a bridge. at

; opposite ends across which the fabric strands are stretched, the stranded portion being detachably secured to the bridges in a manner to render them adjustable.

Another object of the invention is the provision :5 of a textile structure consisting of a plurality of parallel strands terminating in regular knitted ends which are looped to receive anchorage pins that are adjustably mounted in thesupportingv frame structure, the frame having a plurality of ,0 engaging portions for the anchorage members whereby the strands may be rendered taut as I desired. I

The invention will become more apparent in consideration of-the accompanying drawing constituting a parthereof in ,which like reference characters designate like partsand in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a frame or base member provided with a gripping handle on which tomount the textile strands or fabric for clean- I ing the comb; I

a Fig. 2 a view in perspective of the strandedi material with woven ends in the form. of loops which are shown flattened out in the drawing; 1

Fig. 3 a side elevational View of the supporting ,5 frame and fabric member;

Fig. 4a top plan view thereof showing the anchorage members partially disposed in the slotted openingsof the frame.v

In the "drawing, the numeral .I generally desig- 0 nates a stretching frame having end bridges 2 and 3, thelatter being provided with a handle I portion 4. The frame structure is of two or three inches in width to accommodatea woven textile strand unit generally designated by the numeral 5, Fig. 2. The frame portion is of such crossherein set forth.

' I claim:

section in the Wall'of the base as tc render it somewhat flexible whenproduced of .wood or resinousmolding compositions, so that tension canbe maintained on the strands of the member 5 when stretched across the bridges 2 and '3. For 5-. I mounting the'stranded element, the bridges 2 and.

3 are provided with cylindrical openings 6,], 8

and .9, having. vertical slots HI, ll, l2 and l3.

The fabric unit 5 is constructed with its ends of v knitted material looped around in the form of a 10 tube with centeropenings M-and [5 adapted to receive mounting pins or rods Hiv and I1, Fig. 4.

' By inserting the fabric ends in the slots "land h f2 in register witheither pairs of openings 6 and 8 or H and It, the "rods 01" pins 16 and I! can b'einserted in the fabric openings ld and 15, thus securely mounting the strand unit 5 on the frame member- I with thestrands-taut, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4;

If through use'or because of exposure to mois-' 20 .ture orothe'rwisethe strands 5 stretch, one of the anchorrods can be removed and the loose end of the unit 5 can be lowered 'to thenext" opening 1 or 9 and the rod again inserted, thus stretching the strands across the-bridges 2 and 3'of the sup- I porting frame. I .:f

In the use of the devicejtheteethof the. comb" are-inserted between thestretched strands 5 and the comb is drawn back and forth with the strands rubbing the edges of the teeth to remove I I 1 any lint or other forei gn' substances from theteeth. I v I I I I The hereinbefore described comb cleaner is especially adapted for use with renewable strand; elements 5 which because of their inexpensive construction can be frequently renewed for sanitary reasons. 1 I I I In mounting the strand units on the frame, the frame can he stood on" end and pressed downward to flex the back I of'the frame so that after 40 adjustment, when pressure on the frame is re- I leased, it will right itself to its normal position, and produce tension on the strands 5 to maintain them in a taut position. I i

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it will be evident to those skilled in the art thatyarious modifications may be made in the details of vcon-- I struction without departing from the principles '1. A combcleaner comprising a supporting frame having a pair of spaced bridges and a handle, cylindrical openings; extending through said bridges having vertical slots communicating therewith, and a plurality of fabric strands having the ends of fabric strands, said bridges having ing end portions for receiving anchorage pins slotted openings for receiving the'looped ends of disposed across said bridges, and being secured in the strands,vand anchorage pins adapted to be the openings thereof by a plurality of pins exinserted through the loops of the strands and 5 tending therethrough. the openings of thebridges to thereby maintain 5 .2. A comb cleaner comprising a supporting the'strands taut across the bridges of the frame. frame having a pair of spaced bridges for mount- JAMES F. vHUNTER. 

